Quick question about AOC G2460PQU 24" 144Hz Widescreen Monitor:

[ShakeNBake]

When you are playing a demanding game that your setup cannot maintain >144 fps on, is there a way to "lock" the framerate to - for example - 60fps so that you still get "smooth" gameplay..?

 

[beasty6]

if the game supports different FPS limits then yes, sleeping dogs for example

 

[ShakeNBake]

and if the game doesn't..?

is it not possible to limit frame rate with either monitor settings / nvidia control panel / 3rd party software..?

games i am thinking of in particular for instance are things like Crysis 3 / Borderlands 2. I know I won't be able to get anywhere close to 144 fps on those games. What can I expect performance to be like if I am not able to run the game at a solid 144 fps..?

I mainly play a lot of older games / ARPG's though, which I can easily get well over 144 fps on, so don't imagine having any problems with them.

I guess I could just bite the bullet, order one, try it out, and if I don't like it compared to my current monitor, can send it back under OCUK satisfaction guarantee :3

 

[PCM2]

I guess I could just bite the bullet, order one, try it out, and if I don't like it compared to my current monitor, can send it back under OCUK satisfaction guarantee :3

Do it. It's very subjective. You can get some 'stuttering' at frame rates below refresh rate but not everyone cares. The experience over a 60Hz monitor tends to make up for this even if your frame rates are only 80-100fps or so.

 

[ShakeNBake]

Do it. It's very subjective. You can get some 'stuttering' at frame rates below refresh rate but not everyone cares. The experience over a 60Hz monitor tends to make up for this even if your frame rates are only 80-100fps or so.

what's the best sub-£300 144Hz monitor in your opinion?

out of AOC G2460PQU / Iiyama GB2773HS-GB1 (27") / BenQ XL2411T / Asus VG248QE?

BenQ monitor is on sale atm :3 is £260 a "good" price for it..?

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/productlist.php?catid=1851&groupid=17&sortby=priceAsc

thanks.

 

[stulid]

Very happy with my AOC, the colours and settings required about of fiddling to make it look good to my eyes, but cant fault it.

 

[PCM2]

what's the best sub-£300 144Hz monitor in your opinion?

out of AOC G2460PQU / Iiyama GB2773HS-GB1 (27") / BenQ XL2411T / Asus VG248QE?

BenQ monitor is on sale atm :3 is £260 a "good" price for it..?

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/productlist.php?catid=1851&groupid=17&sortby=priceAsc

thanks.

It depends what you mean by best. Best image quality (assuming just OSD tweaks and not using ICC profiles) then the AOC is. It isn't the most responsive 144Hz monitor though, its pixel responsiveness is worse than the ASUS and BenQ and it has more input lag. But for many users it is still a really good upgrade from any 60Hz LCD as far as responsiveness goes. Again it's something you have to see and judge for yourself.

 

[ShakeNBake]

It depends what you mean by best. Best image quality (assuming just OSD tweaks and not using ICC profiles) then the AOC is. It isn't the most responsive 144Hz monitor though, its pixel responsiveness is worse than the ASUS and BenQ and it has more input lag. But for many users it is still a really good upgrade from any 60Hz LCD as far as responsiveness goes. Again it's something you have to see and judge for yourself.

better image quality vs lower input lag, better GtG response time, flicker free

hmmmmm
I can't decide!

I really don't like the "overdrive" feature on monitors these days. It isn't very clear whether the response time quoted on spec sheets is with overdrive on or off. I have a BenQ GW2750 atm, which has a really good contrast ratio, but I get really bad motion blur in ARPG's (literally cannot read item names whilst moving cos they are blurry). If I turn the overdrive feature on on my current monitor, I get quite bad "overshoot" so thick dark colours outlining/following stuff whilst moving.

I wish I could see the GtG response time of the AOC monitor @ 144Hz vs the response time of the BenQ monitor at 144Hz with all overdrive features turned off (on the BenQ monitor)!

Also, the "flicker free" technology on the BenQ monitor is attractive, as I usually play at quite a low brightness (usually <30 on monitor settings) and I'm worried the flickering on the AOC monitor will bug me.

Decisions decisions!

 

[PCM2]

The overdrive on some of these models is very well implemented. Are you using the 'High' or 'Premium' AMA setting on your GW2750? These TN panels don't have the same responsiveness issues at all and the overdrive feature doesn't have to be anywhere near as aggressive to provide decent results. The ASUS VG248QE for example has settings that will provide effective acceleration without any noticeable overshoot, if that's what you like. The AOC doesn't have strong overdrive at all at 144Hz - no overshoot whatsoever. This is mentioned in my review.

You need some bluntness, so here you go. Forget figures (if you like - indulge yourself), you're coming from a monitor that will be so much slower than the AOC. The AOC can't hold a candle to the ASUS or BenQ models when it comes to latency or pixel responsiveness at 144Hz, but it blows your current monitor out of the water. And doesn't give you such a shocking drop in image quality whilst it's at it.